Airplanes

SEATTLE, July 02, 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] this week delivered a Next-Generation 737-800 to Toronto-based Sunwing Airlines. The third new Next-Generation Boeing 737 to be delivered to Sunwing and the first to be operated on lease from lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG), the airplane is equipped with performance-enhancing Blended Winglets, which improve fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions by up to 4 percent.

Boeing Delivers Next-Generation 737 to Sunwing Airlines of Canada: (Photo credit: Boeing)    » read more »

ROME, July 02, 2008 -- Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, successfully completed destructive testing on the horizontal stabilizer of the Boeing [NYSE: BA] 787 Dreamliner. The test took place at Alenia's Pomigliano plant in Naples with Boeing engineers and representatives of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in attendance. The stabilizer is made at the Alenia Aeronautica plant at Foggia in Italy's Puglia region.    » read more »

11 May 2008 -- Chinese state media says Beijing has established a company to manufacture passenger jumbo jets.

The Xinhua news agency says the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China was established in Shanghai Sunday.

Xinhua said the company will be responsible for researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing large passenger aircraft.

The news agency said the central government and China's two largest aircraft manufacturing and servicing companies are among the major shareholders.

The company was launched with capital of $2.7 billion.

Source: VOA News

25/10/2007 -- GKN Aerospace has been awarded a contract by Boeing to develop and supply advanced titanium metal matrix composite (TMMC) thrust links for the Boeing 787. This represents the first use of TMMC in a commercial application.    » read more »

SEATTLE, Sept. 27, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is honored that British Airways has selected the 787 Dreamliner as a key element of its long-haul fleet renewal.    » read more »

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sept. 26, 2007 -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] forecasts that Latin American airlines will need 1,730 airplanes worth $120 billion over the next 20 years, according to an analysis presented Monday at the Latin America Airfinance Conference in Rio de Janeiro.

Air travel within Latin America will grow 6.6 percent during this period, well above the world average growth of 5 percent -- second only to China's 8.8 percent forecasted growth rate.    » read more »

Seattle, Sept. 16, 2007 -- Boeing offers heartfelt sympathy to the families and friends of those lost, and to those passengers who were injured in the September 16 One-Two-GO Airways landing accident in Phuket, Thailand.

Boeing is sending an investigator as part of the U.S. team that will provide technical assistance onsite to the Thai authorities in determining the cause of this tragedy.

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Source: Boeing

5-Sep-2007 -- Airline passengers and crews who gripe about poor cabin air quality could have a new culprit to blame: the oils on their skin, hair and clothing. A study in the current issue of ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology suggests interactions between body oils and ozone found in airplane cabins could lead to the formation of chemical byproducts that might worsen nasal irritation, headaches, dry eyes and lips, and other common air traveler complaints.    » read more »

TAM order also marks 100th order for the Boeing 777 this year

SEATTLE, Aug. 29, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that an order from Brazil's TAM Airlines [BOVESPA: TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM] for four additional 777-300ERs brings to 1,003 the number of 777s ordered since the first order of the popular widebody in 1990. Today's announcement also means that, to date in 2007, Boeing has received orders for 100 of the popular 777s.    » read more »

CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2007 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] will webcast its 787 Dreamliner quarterly media briefing on Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.

Commercial Airplanes President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Carson and Vice President/General Manager, 787 program, Mike Bair will discuss progress to date on the new commercial airplane.

The webcast will be available. Individuals should check that web site prior to the event to ensure their computers are configured for the audio stream.

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Source: Boeing

SEATTLE, Aug. 29, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], the world's largest aerospace company, will present an exhibit, briefings and other activities at Asian Aerospace 2007 beginning Sept. 3 in Hong Kong.

"Asian Aerospace showcases this exciting and dynamic market," said Larry Dickenson, senior vice president, Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "In addition to featuring our products and services, Boeing will take the opportunity to underscore its strong commitment to customers, partners and suppliers," he said.    » read more »

In the past 40 years, the fleet of 747, 767 and 777 airplanes has:
* Flown more than 34.5 million flights
* Logged more than 148 million flight hours
* Flown 71 billion nautical miles

Everett, Wash., Aug. 27, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered its 3,000th widebody airplane from its Everett, Wash., site. The airplane was a 777-200ER (Extended Range) model that was delivered to Korean Air.    » read more »

MOSCOW, Aug. 22, 2007 -- Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will require 1,060 new airplanes worth about $70 billion over the next 20 years, according to The Boeing Company's [NYSE:BA] updated annual forecast for the commercial airplane market. The complete forecast, known as the Boeing Current Market Outlook, is available on the Boeing web.

This year marks the first year that Boeing has published its forecast for the Russia/CIS region as part of the Current Market Outlook.    » read more »

MOSCOW, Russia, Aug. 23, 2007 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Atlant-Soyuz announced today at the 2007 Moscow Air Show that the Moscow-based carrier is the customer for four Next Generation 737-700s. The order, worth $249 million at 2007 list prices, was listed as unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries Web site in 2006 and is accounted for in 2006 order totals.    » read more »

MOSCOW, Aug. 23, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is helping Aeroflot-Cargo improve its operational efficiency and adapt to growing cargo market demands by converting two MD-11 passenger airplanes into freighters and updating their flight deck features and cargo-handling system so that they are consistent across Aeroflot-Cargo's fleet.    » read more »